Active Directory Job Trends in Macclesfield

Microsoft Active Directory
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Macclesfield requiring Active Directory skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 2 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Permanent jobs citing Active Directory 4 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Macclesfield 12.12% 50.00% -
As % of the System Software category 100.00% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - -
75th Percentile £34,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £41,000 £42,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -3.53% +13.33% +15.38%

All System Software Skills
Macclesfield

Active Directory falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring system software skills in Macclesfield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for system software skills 4 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Macclesfield 12.12% 50.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 - -
75th Percentile £34,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median annual salary £58,750 £47,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year +23.68% +9.20% +16.00%

Active Directory
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Active Directory relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.

Active Directory job vacancy trend in Macclesfield

Active Directory
Salary Trend in Macclesfield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Active Directory.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Active Directory

Active Directory
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Macclesfield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (25.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) DHCP
1 3 (75.00%) DNS
1 3 (75.00%) LAN
1 3 (75.00%) WAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Aerospace
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Automotive
2 3 (75.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) IT Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) IT Support
1 3 (75.00%) IT Support Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) Support Analyst
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (25.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (25.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) Data Protection
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (25.00%) Inventory Management
3 1 (25.00%) ITSM
Systems Management
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (25.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Apple
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow